One-sixth of the worldwide population–more than 1 billion people—suffer from one or more neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). These diseases devastate the world’s most vulnerable populations, striking the poor and people in rural areas and urban slums in low-income countries. Many NTDs cause severe disfigurement and disability and come hand-in-hand with poverty because they thrive where access to clean water and sanitation is limited. This project sets out to improve the evidence base for determining and assessing action to control and eliminate targeted NTDs, increase drug administration coverage for at-risk communities, and strengthen capacity for implementing NTD control and elimination programs. We target the hardest-to-reach and most vulnerable communities, conduct surveys to assess impact, and help countries complete the World Health Organization’s certification process, which confirms the successful elimination of these diseases.
Project Description
Project Partners
USAID
Project Open
Open
